When you think of a lake, you most likely picture a pristine body of water where you can swim and splash around with friends, picnic on the shore, fish, boat, and maybe even do a little water skiing. But there are some lakes scattered across the globe where fun in the sun isn't on the schedule. Certain bodies of water, like Boiling Lake in Dominica, are even too dangerous to touch, much less enjoy a swim in. A few are potentially explosive, such as Lake Kivu, located in Africa, which is a deadly bomb in the waiting due to its potential to release clouds of toxic gas. California's Salton Sea, which is actually a lake, is both extremely salty and is also heavily contaminated with agricultural chemicals, with a shore littered with dead fish and the remains of a once vibrant resort.

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